Acalypha pilifera Klotzsch ex Baill.

First published in Adansonia 5: 227 (1865), pro syn.
This name is a synonym of Acalypha variabilis

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in synonymising this name:

  • Cardiel, J.M., Rodríguez, P.M. & Garmendia, F.M. (2013). Revised taxonomy and nomenclature of Acalypha sect. Communes (Euphorbiaceae), a complex group of species widespread in the north of the Southern Cone. Taxon 62: 1295-1303. [Cited as Acalypha variabilis.]
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Acalypha communis.]
  • Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Acalypha communis.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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